@libripotens.bsky.social
Professor of translation studies at the University of Geneva and academic translator. Recent books: Professional Translators in 19th-c France and Translating Science in the 18th & 19th c. Now working on an industry guide for aspiring book translators.
The Lyon to Geneva train is never less than spectacular
04.02.2026 14:15 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Some photos from today's "translate like it's 1825" re-enactment workshop. Super fun, will definitely do it again.
03.02.2026 20:51 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0We have district heating from CERN π
03.02.2026 07:49 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Maybe he can wave at Marius Popescu, who drives buses in Lausanne when not writing novels
02.02.2026 15:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Cool user name! Mostly the Alps.
02.02.2026 13:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Mountains! Amateur geology! A bit of meteorology! what's not to love?
02.02.2026 10:50 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Les portes sarrazines Γ Gex #dimancherando
01.02.2026 16:02 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Don't work for free
31.01.2026 12:15 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0I just asked our graphic designer to take the AI illustration out of a brochure and use a stock image instead
30.01.2026 15:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Just found some hand-made cotton rag paper to add to my haul!
30.01.2026 11:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Prepping for next week's historical re-enactment translation workshop. A 1767 edition of Boyer's bilingual dictionary, ink, quills, metal-nibbed dip pens, and candles. I can't wait #bookhistory #experimentaltranslationstudies
30.01.2026 08:58 β π 18 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0Γa t'intΓ©resse? Je chope et je t'envoie si tu veux
29.01.2026 18:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The only one worth knowing
29.01.2026 17:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Je suis sΓ»re qu'il y aura quelques raretΓ©s dans le lot
29.01.2026 17:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0invite-moiiiiii
29.01.2026 17:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Mardi prochain je vais Γ Mulhouse faire un atelier de reconstitution historique "vis ma vie de traducteur dΓ©but 19e qui Γ©crit Γ la plume d'oie". Je vais kiffer, eux aussi j'espΓ¨re
29.01.2026 17:13 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0As always, see Thoreau's mum bringing him hot meals at Walden Pond
29.01.2026 17:05 β π 41 π 15 π¬ 3 π 1ATTENTION COLLECTORS qui veut que je leur chope tout un rayon dans notre bibliothΓ¨que de rue?
29.01.2026 17:03 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0We have developed mechamisms for assessing the legitimacy of answers from people over millennia. I'd trust your answers on chemistry, you probably shouldn't trust mine*
*unless it's meitnerium. I am all over that shit
Paint me like one of your French chair topper cherubs
29.01.2026 11:07 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0π£PUBLISHERS - I'm running a one-day online course in June on working effectively with translators, focusing on project management, timelines and productivity. More details at www.unige.ch/formcont/en/... . Please share with your networks.
29.01.2026 10:18 β π 5 π 11 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks!
29.01.2026 08:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Morning walk. Plenty of fresh snow on the Haut Jura
29.01.2026 08:02 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0And a proper human translator le cas Γ©chΓ©ant
28.01.2026 16:30 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Seems lile the sort of thing @frasermcqueen.bsky.social might be clued up on
28.01.2026 15:58 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I do know some hogs who are inclinable to be prick-eared
28.01.2026 11:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I saw this event advertised and was mildly tempted to go along and heckle. Turns out I didn't need to
28.01.2026 07:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Plus two babybels
27.01.2026 17:24 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0